{"id":40802263677,"date":"2022-04-05T10:19:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802263677"},"modified":"2022-04-06T17:11:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:11:09","slug":"buttitta-recognized-by-beyond-sight-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/buttitta-recognized-by-beyond-sight-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttitta Recognized by &#8220;Beyond Sight Magazine&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-title\">Mariagrazia Buttitta, a career coach in the office of career development, was recently featured on the cover of the March 2022 issue of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/boldblindbeauty.com\/monthly-beauties-mariagrazia-buttitta\/\">Beyond Sight Magazine<\/a>.&#8221; Buttitta, who is legally blind, is a native Sicilian-Italian speaker, nationally certified counselor, motivational speaker, career coach, wellness and health enthusiast, and mental health and disability advocate. She is also the author of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/embracingyourdifferencesblog.wordpress.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Now I See: How I Battled Blindness, Mental Illness, an Espresso Habit and Lived to Tell the Tale.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In her &#8220;Beyond Sight Magazine&#8221; profile, Buttitta says, &#8220;As a recent full-time hire at Monmouth University, I will have an opportunity as a career coach to help students build confidence in their future aspirations. I aspire to serve as a role model and demonstrate how our differences and challenges don\u2019t have to limit our futures. I will encourage them to focus on their strengths and credentials and never let their challenges hold them back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40802263681 aligncenter\" style=\"object-position: 36.89% 42.09%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22.jpg\" alt=\"The front of the cover shows Mariagrazia sitting down and smiling while holding a white cane. She is wearing black pants and a white and black long sleeve dress shirt. In the background is a zoomed picture of Mariagrazia\u2019s face. \" width=\"569\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/03\/facebook-profile_22-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariagrazia Buttitta, a career coach in the office of career development, was recently featured on the cover of the March 2022 issue of &#8220;Beyond Sight Magazine.&#8221; Buttitta, who is legally blind, is a native Sicilian-Italian speaker, nationally certified counselor, motivational speaker, career coach, wellness and health enthusiast, and mental health and disability advocate. 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